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Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI Data Centers, With Contracts Topping $70 Billion

June 30, 2026 at 16:22 EDT

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Facing shrinking mining rewards, Bitcoin mining companies are accelerating a shift to repurpose their large-scale power infrastructure for AI and HPC (high-performance computing) data centers. AI/HPC-related contracts signed by listed miners reportedly exceeded a combined $65–70 billion as of 2025.

March 2026 · Digital Infrastructure

Bitcoin Miners Are Becoming AI Companies

Crushed by post-halving mining losses, listed miners are repurposing power-rich sites for AI & HPC. Cumulative AI/HPC contracts have topped $70 billion, with some firms expecting AI to drive 70% of revenue by end of 2026.

$70B+

Cumulative AI/HPC contracts signed by listed miners

~$19K

Loss per BTC mined ($79,995 cash cost vs ~$70K price)

80–90%

Operating margin on stable AI contracts

Revenue per MW: AI vs Mining

AI/HPC can generate 3× to 25× more revenue per megawatt than mining.

1×

Mining

3×

AI (typical)

25×

AI (best case)

The Megadeals Reshaping the Sector

TeraWulf · Fluidstack / Core42

$12.8–13B

IREN · Microsoft GPU cloud, 5 yrs

~$9.7B

Hut 8 · Google-backed, 15-yr lease

~$7B

Core Scientific · CoreWeave, 12 yrs

$3.5B+

AI revenue share, contract-holders

30%

today

→

70%

end of 2026

Market valuation (NTM revenue)

5.9×

pure-play

12.3×

with AI deals

Why it works

AI hosting at $57–129/MWh vs $200–500 for mining
High, stable 80–90% operating margins
Diversification l

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